Recent content by Mandero

I've been using Shure E2s for about 4 years. They sound good and are durable. The newer ones have better low-end response, but mine work fine for me.

I like my necks as straight as possible with the action low enough to buzz on the frets. This is mostly because I developed tendonitis in my right arm. I had to learn to play with a lighter touch, and that meant lowering the action significantly. As a side note, a good fret levelling by a...

SWR Headlite for me. :) Sounds amazing with the Hartke Hydrive 112. It will power my old Peavey 410B if I need more stage volume, too.

Me with my 5 string Pbass playing with my band OLDSCOOL in sept 2011.

It appears to me that there are two separate perspectives at play here: the "this is my living and I gig as much as I can" versus "I love music and playing live but not full-time". Each has its merits and drawbacks. Where I live, there aren't that many competent players available for subbing...

I have owned squires over the years, and will still pull them off of the store rack from time to time. The newer Vintage Modified ones are really cool and play/sound great for the price point. In my opinion, some of them will feel exactly the same under my fingers as the American Standard...